On Thursday , july 30, 2009 , some members of the Saudi security forces arrested three Shi’a citizens ( Sayyid Anwar Salman al-Ali , 17 years , Abdullah Hussain al-Salman , 20 years , Wa’el Abdul Jaleel al-Shaqaq , 21 years ) from village of Rumaila of Al-Ahsa .

Saudi authorities never charged the three citizens with a crime, but apparently arrested them solely on the basis of their religion and under the orders of  ( Badr bin Muhammad bin Jalawi ) the governor of Al-Ahsa , due to their participating in the celebration of the last Ashura in the eastern province city of al-Ahsa .

The detainees were sentenced to seven days in prison .